Orthodox Thought for the Day

ORTHODOX THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Prayers for husbands and wives

Lord, Jesus Christ our God, Who taught us to pray continually
for one another, thus fulfilling Your commandment and manifesting our desire
for Your mercy, in Your compassion, watch over and protect my husband (wife)
from all seen and unseen enemies.Grant
him (her) health and complete wisdom that that he (she) may fulfill all his
(her) obligations according to Your will and commandments.Protect him (her) from all temptations which
he (she) does not have the strength to resist.Strengthen him (her) in the right faith and in perfect love, that we may
live together in virtue, and direct our lives according to Your precepts.For Yours is the power and the glory
forever.Amen.

We implore You, O merciful Lord:Help us to remember that marriage is indeed holy and strengthen the
sanctity of our union.Shower Your grace
upon us so that we may live our lives in true faithfulness and love.Help us to understand and trust each other
fully, keeping quarrels and arguments far from us.Bestow Your blessings upon us, and in Your
mercy, count us worthy of Your kingdom:for You are our sanctification, and we offer glory to You:to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy
Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.Amen.

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When, on a clear autumn night, I gaze at the clear sky - sown with numberless stars, so diverse in size yet shedding a single light - then I say to myself: 'Such are the writings of the Fathers!' When, on a summer day, I gaze at the vast sea - covered with a multitude of diverse vessels with their unfurled sails like white swan's wings, vessels racing under a single wind to a single goal, to a single harbor - I say to myself: 'Such are the writings of the Fathers!' When I hear an harmonious, many-voiced choir, in which diverse voices - in elegant harmony - sing a single Divine song, then I say to myself: 'Such are the writings of the Fathers! St. Ignatius Brianchaninov